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Skwovet is a small squirrel like Pokemon that has grayish-brown fur. Players might be interested in acquiring a Skwovet in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and evolving it into its next form, Greedent.
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Similar to its real world counterpart, Skwovet possesses the ability to stuff a large amount of food and berries in its cheeks. Its evolution, Greedent, is incredibly gluttonous and will chase after any berries it sees even if it is in the middle of a fight.
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How To Get Skwovet
Skwovet is a fairly feeble early Pokemon that can be encountered around the game’s early areas. Skwovet is a normal type Pokemon that can be obtained in the first few routes of the game, filling a similar role to previous Pokemon in the series like Rattata, Bidoof and Lillipup.
Skwovet can be found in the following areas:
- South Province (Area One)
- South Province (Area Two)
Skwovet is also a possible Pokemon that you can encounter in Tera Raid Battles. Skwovet belongs in the pool of Pokemon that appear in 1 Star Tera Raids.
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How to Evolve Skwovet Into Greedent
Skwovet will evolve into Greedent upon reaching level 24. This means that you will have to train your Skwovet by letting it take part in battles against trainers or wild Pokemon. With enough experience, your cheeky little Skwovet will turn into a chunky Greedent.
Greedent can also be encountered in 3 and 5 Star Raids so you can obtain one from those battles if you don’t want to raise a wild Skwovet.
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Comparing Stats Of Skowvet Evolutions
Skwovet is has decent stats for a first stage evolution, but it gains a good bump to its base stats one it evolves. Greedent has decent stats in HP, Attack and Defense which allows it to have some potential in battle.
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Greedent has an abysmal Speed of 20, making it very likely that Greedent will move last during battles. Despite this, Greedent has promising battle capabilities as it has access to moves such as Gyro Ball and Body Press.
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Gyro Ball deals more damage the slower the user is to its opponent while Body Press is a Physical attack that calculates damage based on the user’s Defense stat rather than its Attack stat. These moves make great use of Greedent’s base stats.
Base Stats | Skwovet | Greedent |
HP | 70 | 120 |
Attack | 55 | 95 |
Defense | 55 | 95 |
Sp. Attack | 35 | 55 |
Sp. Defense | 35 | 75 |
Speed | 25 | 20 |
Total | 275 | 460 |
Final Thoughts
At first glance, Skwovet appears to be a relatively weak Pokémon; however, if you evolve it into Greedent, it can become a valuable member of your team. As a Normal-type Pokemon with no additional types, Greedent has some decent advantages and some disadvantages when compared to other types of Pokemon.